Chubb reveals P&C risk engineering team in Europe

Insurer Chubb has unveiled the leadership of its property & casualty (P&C) risk engineering team in Europe.

Paul Brooke, formerly head of property risk engineering, UK and Ireland for legacy ACE, will serve as head of P&C risk engineering services for Chubb in Europe.

Based in Manchester, Brooke will lead a team of 64 risk engineers, located in ten European countries.

He will report to Raimund Navakas, senior vice president and risk engineering services manager for Chubb’s international operations, with matrix reporting lines into Steve Walker, UK and Ireland property manager; Mark Roberts, UK and Ireland casualty manager; and Steve Reiss, chief operating officer, Continental Europe.

Tom Newark, formerly international and UKI loss control manager for legacy Chubb will serve as P&C risk engineering services manager for Chubb in the UK and Ireland, based in London.

Chubb has also appointed Heiner Eckhardt as P&C risk engineering services manager, Northern Continental Europe, based in Hamburg. He previously served as Continental Europe loss control services manager for legacy Chubb.

Rafael Andres, formerly assistant vice president and loss control manager France and Spain for legacy Chubb, will serve as P&C risk engineering services manager, Southern Continental Europe, based in Madrid.

Andrew Kendrick, regional president for Chubb in Europe, said: “This world-class leadership team brings together the very best of our legacy organisations’ skills and capabilities. With companies across Europe facing a challenging, and increasingly unpredictable, risk environment, our team will ensure we align our risk engineering capabilities to meet our clients’ changing needs. I wish them all the very best of luck in their new roles.”

Navakas added: “Chubb is committed to further strengthening its risk engineering proposition in Europe and globally. With our solutions-oriented leadership team and consistent risk engineering offering in place, we are very well placed to provide our clients with the added-value services they need to effectively manage the risks they are facing.”